According to an affidavit filed by borough police, Mika went to the office of Carbon County Children and Youth Services on Dec. 8 and struck caseworker Lisa Shubeck.

The trial of Cecilia Kemmerer, 52, of 226 Iron St., Lehighton, is scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. Friday.

Kemmerer was stopped in Lehighton by borough police on Nov. 19 and refused a blood-alcohol test, an affidavit said.

Three trials were avoided by guilty pleas.

William J. Sacco, 19, of 535 Johnson St., Freeland, pleaded guilty to theft by failure to make required deposition of funds.

According to an affidavit filed by Kidder Township police, Sacco took about $2,000 from a cash register at the Exit 41 Truck Stop when he worked there. A charge of receiving stolen property was withdrawn.

Tracy R. Merkle, 21, of 1702 Main St., Slatedale, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunken driving. Merkle was stopped in Palmerton on Aug. 25, an affidavit said. Merkle was sentenced to 48 hours to seven months in Carbon County Prison, was fined $300, and lost his license for one year.

Edward Brown, 27, of 43 W. Front St., Jim Thorpe, also pleaded guilty to one count of drunken driving. Brown was in involved in a Nov. 14 accident in Mahoning Township and had a blood-alcohol content of .15 percent. A person is considered drunk in Pennsylvania with a .10 level.